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 Australian Children - one in seven live in poverty.
By Reece Pocock,
Not everyone in a democracy is free. Some are saddled with the lack of being able to live in comfort because of their poverty. It is those with the access to money that are not only free but able dominate others because of the power access to capital brings them.
Workout Safely in the Heat
By Gregory Schnese
The heatwave in NYC snapped last week, but it’s still pretty hot outside and it won’t be cooler for a while. No matter where you live though, summer is here, with all its heat and humidity.
Garo villagers in North East India quench for safe drinking water
By Saidul Khan
Most of the Garo villages in Meghalaya lack safe drinking water facilities as such the scarcity of water persists. Rangira Bolsalgre, a small hamlet in West Garo Hills has set an example. The villager's prioritized that water was its prime importance and approached various organizations, West Garo Hills Community Resource Management Society, an NGO operating in Garo Hills helped the village to identify a scheme and water is now available in plenty in this village.
Exposing corrupt journalists of our time
By Nava Thakuria
Corruption in journalism often makes news in Indian media. The creator of news also emerges as a matter of reporting in many parts of the country. The alienated Northeast too never ignored the trend. In fact, soon after the arrest of an Assamese scribe for his involvement in a bribery case with a seasoned politician, the issue comes to the center stage of Assam media.
Hegel, I Hardly Knew Ye
By Lancelot Kirby
How one book leads to another, and sometimes back to ourselves.
The Weighting is the Hardest Part--The Fallout
By Chuck Scott
It seems even with the World Wide Web at our disposal, we could not ascertain a credible answer to that question. Although, it should be noted that this bet was made at Wrigley Field after both he and I had been radically over served, so it could be that neither one of us was in a hurry to seriously scrutinize the Baseball Almanac.
The Beijing Olympics And Chinese Human Right
By Henk Luf
With the Beijing Olympics now only weeks away, time has come to analyse the processes through which Beijing gained the bid in the first place and what progress has been made in terms of human rights in China, improvement of which was part of Chinese bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Don’t Take a Vacation from Exercise and Healthy Foods
By Gregory Schnese
Nothing motivates people quite like a vacation. The sun, the water, the beach. Many of you will kick your exercise routine into high gear or start working out to get your beach bod ready. Good for you, but don’t ruin all that hard work on vacation.
Garo villagers in North East India quench for safe drinking water
By Saidul Khan
Most of the Garo villages in Meghalaya lack safe drinking water facilities as such the scarcity of water persists. Rangira Bolsalgre, a small hamlet in West Garo Hills has set an example. The villager's prioritized that water was its prime importance and approached various organizations, West Garo Hills Community Resource Management Society, an NGO operating in Garo Hills helped the village to identify a scheme and water is now available in plenty in this village.
Review: Viagogo.com helping to bring together ticket buyers and sellers
By Jay Gory
Viagogo is a nice portal that helps to bring together ticket buyers and sellers. They are the middleman for concert tickets, tickets for sports events as well as arts and theatre tickets. The next big festival to notice the Wireless festival 2008, so make a decision and grab your O2 Wireless Tickets already now.
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